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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Dafina (January 31

HEAVY: AN AMERICAN MEMOIR Women's Domestic Life Fiction she offers a bold andIn this powerful and provocative memoir, genre bending essayist and novelist Kiese Laymon explores what the weight of a lifetime of secrets, lies, and deception does to a black body, a black family, and a nation teetering on the brink of moral collapse. Kiese Laymon is a fearless writer. In his essays, personal stories combine with piercing intellect to reflect both on the state of American society and on his experiences with abuse, which conjure